Category: Apologetics and Worldview

Apologetics and the Age of the Earth »

I’ve been dialoging with a friend (he said to go ahead and provide his blog link here) with regards to the age of the earth, views of Genesis, etc., and I think it might help others to read some of it: “- Yeah some of that can get annoying. I am particularly persuaded by the [...]

Real Apologetics in Rapid City »

Registration is now open for JBI at the Black Hills/Rapid City location! Lord willing, I will be teaching Introduction to Apologetics, beginning October 5th, 2010. Like all Jesus Bible Institute courses, there are 8 sessions, once a week in the evening for two hours (total of 16 lectures). Unlike most college courses, this 3-credit equivalent [...]

Presuppositional Apologetics in Plain Language: Fabulous Comments by Edgar »

Just paging through the interview of William Edgar, apologetics professor at Westminster, in the July 31st edition of World Magazine. He definitely had a few good ones that puts presuppositional (biblical) apologetics in simple terms: Vail Til is considered to be the leading exponent of “presuppositionalism,” an apologetic that looks at issues of the heart [...]

When Biblical Neurotheology Matters »

As I prepare to embark on, perhaps, a lifetime intellectual and spiritual journey of developing a Reformed philosophy of mind/a robust biblical neurotheology, I received one of my regular Edge updates (July 2010, #323) in my email inbox, and it almost had me floored. Why? Because it so vividly demonstrates how important it is for [...]

The Evangelical Philosophical Society Stoops to a New Low »

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Baxter, Van Til, and Presuppositionalism »

Some gold from The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter (1615-1691): “Nothing can be rightly known, if God be not known; nor is any study well managed, nor to any great purpose, if God is not studied.” 56 “To see and admire, to revere and adore, to love and delight in God, as exhibited in his [...]

Apologetics, Bad Arguments, and Inerrancy »

We live in the 21st century. 21 centuries is a long, long time. Believers stand on a mountain of stories, adventures, trials, errors, wisdom, knowledge, growth, prosperity, setbacks, wars, romances, arguments, failed arguments, doctrinal development, and doctrinal decline. But, of course, none of that is of any use if we fail to remember or simply [...]